Yearbook Volunteers Needed

The Day School is looking for a group of parent/guardian volunteers to help us with the creation of our yearbook. We have a compnay that has online templates ready to receive our photos and memories. It is always best to have a group of people who are willing to take on different sections of the yearbook. Here are some typical volunteer roles:

• Grade 3 Photos/Memories Coordinator

• Grade 4 Photos/Memories Coordinator

• Grade 5 Photos/Memories Coordinator

• Special Events Coordinator (e.g. Boosterthon, STEM fair, etc.)

• Layout and Design Coordinator-filled

We need many people to make our yearbook possible. Please reach out to me ASAP if you would like to get involved so we can get our yearbook off the ground. Since our yearbook is done electronically, much of the work can be done from home at your convenience.

Please contact me by email with your preference for how you would like to help out. I look forward to hearing from you.

Chris Louis Sardella, Principal

csardella@westfordk12.us

Flovent Asthma Medicines Discontinued

Flovent HFA (fluticasone propionate inhalation aerosol) and Flovent Diskus (fluticasone propionate inhalation powder) products have officially been discontinued. These brand products are no longer available for ordering as of December 31, 2023. Authorized generic versions of these products are available.

For more information, view the following statements on this topic:

• Pharmacy Facts - Discontinuation of Brand Flovent Products | Mass.gov

• Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus Asthma Medicines Being Discontinued | AAFA

• A popular asthma inhaler is leaving pharmacy shelves. Here's what you need to know | NPR

Cheryl Carpenter, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN 

Norman E. Day Elementary School Nurse

(978) 692-5591 ext. 3655

Fax (978) 692-8476

The Lunar New Year Festival will be held at Westford Academy on Saturday, February 10. The Asian Culture club is still accepting poster entries even though the deadline has passed.

The Town of Westford Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee along with Westford Public Schools Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee are excited to partner with Community TeamWork (CTI) to screen Jeffrey Robinson’s documentary: Who We Are ~ A Chronicle of Racism in America

WHAT IS THE WHO WE ARE PROJECT?

The Who We Are Project was founded by Jeffery Robinson. The organization is an outgrowth of a talk that Robinson has been giving for the past 10 years on the history of anti-Black racism and white supremacy in the United States. This talk forms the basis of the feature-length documentary film, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.

OUR MISSION

The Who We Are Project will be one of the central voices that will correct the narrative on our shared history of anti-Black racism in the United States. The current narrative about the impact of anti-Black racism and white supremacy on the social, legal, political, and economic aspects of our culture in the United States is based on a “re-telling” of history that is incomplete, inaccurate, and misleading. The Who We Are Project will correct this false narrative about U.S. history and provide an objectively true account that exposes the role of white supremacy and anti-Black racism throughout history up to the present. This mission is crucial because reckoning with our true history is the only way for our country to move forward on a path toward racial equity and justice.

Please join us for our community viewing!

RSVP Form: by January 3rd, 2024

Date: January 17th, 2024

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Westford Academy Auditorium, Patten Road, Westford, MA

Facilitated Reflection, Question & Answer Discussion Upon Completion of the film

Recycle Sneakers and Raise Money for Day School

• Did you know that in the U.S., roughly 200 million pairs of shoes and sneakers end up in landfills each year? 

• Did you know that more than 600 million people worldwide don’t even own a pair of shoes?

The GotSneakers recycling organization will help us to recycle our sneakers! We will ONLY accept athletic sneakers and sports related footwear. Ideally, unused and gently used sneakers will raise the most money for our school. But, if you have sneakers with holes, mold/mildew or detached soles, GotSneakers will take them as well. By participating, you’ll help keep sneakers out of landfills while also putting shoes on the feet of people living in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, West Africa, and Europe. Some of the unusable sneakers will even be made into new athletic surfaces! Your old sneakers will make a huge difference; reducing what we throw away and raising money for our school is a win-win!

Please drop off all donations to the box outside near the Day School’s main entrance doors. We encourage you to bring all non-athletic shoes/boots to the drop-off bin in the St. Catherine’s Church parking lot, to Savers in Nashua, or to other local thrift shops for resale. Thanks so much for your support!